Cross Posted from E&E News By Ellen M. Gilmer Cusi Ballew is willing to die to stop drilling. He’s climbing a dozen feet above the soggy ground this September afternoon for practice. When the time comes, he’ll climb even higher and dare authorities […]
Continue readingNew wave of pipeline activism flirts with the law
Cross Posted from Metro News It was billed as one of the biggest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history. As thousands of peaceful protesters took to the Legislature lawn in Victoria Monday to voice their opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Northern […]
Continue readingPA turns lights out to protest proposed power lines
Homes in Clifton, Big Bass Lake, Thornhurst and surrounding areas will turn their lights off this evening to show their opposition to proposed power lines being built on their properties. Part of a weekend of protesting PPL’s plans to build 57 miles […]
Continue readingUpdates from Michigan Fracking Protest
Prosecutor caves to pressure and drops the felony charges. Everyone is now out without bail! [Read original story about their action here] 15 people left the Mineral Rights Auction protest at the Lansing Center yesterday and headed to the office of Stuart […]
Continue readingWild Idaho Rising Tide Monitors MegaLoad, Raises Objections
Cross Posted from WildIdahoRisingTide.org On Wednesday, October 17, the Idaho Transportation Department issued a permit to Omega Morgan Inc. to haul a water treatment vessel of unknown ownership up U.S. Highway 12 between 10 pm and 5:30 am on Monday night, October […]
Continue readingVIDEO: Solidarity from the Pacific Coast of Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas
Cross Posted from TarSandsBlockade.org Today, Defend Our Coast events marked the largest act of non-violent civil disobedience to stop tar sands pipelines and tankers that Canada has ever seen. Communities across BC linked arms to symbolize the unbroken wall of opposition to tar sands […]
Continue readingGulf Coast Oilfield Wife, Mother of 6, Cherri Foytlin Chains Self to Keystone XL Pipeyard Gate
Cross Posted from TarSandsBlockade.org UPDATE 4:30PM – Cherri has been released from jail on a $2,500 bail Demonstrate your support for Cherri for defending our coasts with a donation to her bail fund. UPDATE 3:30PM – Cherri’s Bail is set at $2,500. We expect […]
Continue reading5 Charged with Felonies in Michigan Fracking Protest, Bail Needed
Today, October 24, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Michigan held another Mineral Rights Auction. The DNR is currently auctioning off 196,000 acres of land in Michigan. This auction is one of the first steps toward Horizontal Hydrolic Fracturing in Michigan. […]
Continue readingChinese villagers clash with police in protests over environmental issues
Cross Posted from The Washington Post An environmental protest in a small fishing town in southern China has turned into a protracted, violent nine-day clash between villagers and police, with stones thrown, tear gas deployed, and dozens injured and arrested, witnesses said […]
Continue readingActivists Unfurl Banner Over ‘Peabody + United Way’ Billboard
The banner drop marks the beginning of the “Post-Peabody St. Louis” week of action, during which activists and community members will target institutions around the city that enable Peabody Coal to continue their business of causing global warming, contributing to St. Louis’ […]
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